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Real Madrid forward's market value sees 8x increase after Club World Cup heroics
Gonzalo Garcia has been the biggest surprise for Real Madrid at the FIFA Club World Cup. The young striker scored a goal in the opening match against Al-Hilal, where he earned his spot in the starting XI after Kylian Mbappe's illness. He then played a key role against Pachuca, being involved in the first two goals, showing smart movement, and working hard to press the opposition. Advertisement In the latest match against Salzburg, he found the net again, bringing his total to two goals and one assist in just three games at the tournament. New manager Xabi Alonso has shown faith in Garcia, giving him a chance he earned with his excellent performances throughout the season. Playing for Castilla, Garcia scored an impressive 25 goals in 36 games in the Primera RFEF. He also made a difference for the first team, scoring a dramatic injury-time winner against Leganés that secured Real Madrid's place in the Copa del Rey semi-finals. Garcia's market value soars Gonzalo Garcia has scored two goals at Club World Cup. (Photo by) Advertisement At only 21 years old, Garcia has exploded onto the scene. His market value reflects his rapid rise: in June 2024, according to Transfermarkt, he was worth just €1 million. In the latest update, published yesterday, his value has already jumped to €8 million, an incredible increase that shows how important he has become. If he continues to perform and Alonso keeps giving him opportunities with the first team, his value could go even higher. Right now, Garcia is the most valuable player in Real Madrid Castilla. The next highest are Víctor Munoz and Jacobo Ramon, both valued at €1 million each. Meanwhile, as reported before, Garcia's performances may also solve a key issue for Real Madrid's squad planning. The club had been looking for a classic centre-forward, someone with a profile like Joselu's. But Garcia's emergence shows he can fill that role perfectly, possibly saving the club from needing to make a new signing.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
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Real Madrid enter race to sign 18-year-old Cameroon wonderkid
Real Madrid are having their busiest summer in some time, and that extends to their Castilla side. Los Blancos have been linked with a move for a forward this summer, albeit it is low on their list of priorities, but they are searching for a new young talent to lead the line for their Castilla side. It appears all but certain that Gonzalo Garcia Torres will move on this summer, as he looks to continue his progression. With little sign of an opportunity in the first team in the offing, he seems likely to depart the club in a sale. As such, Real Madrid are on the hunt to replace the man who this season equalled the goals record in one season for Castilla, striking 25 times in Primera RFEF. Real Madrid interested in Christian Kofane According to Rodra, Los Blancos have made Cameroonian teenager Christian Kofane their top target for the spot. The 18-year-old arrived at Albacete midway through this season from AS Nylon in Cameroon, scoring eight goals and providing an assist in 20 appearances. The imposing target man looks an impressive prospect already. Image via Transfermarkt However they are not alone in that pursuit, and despite having a €5m release clause, Los Blancos are not in pole position for his signature. Real Betis and Sevilla have shown interest, but it is Bayer Leverkusen who are set on paying said clause. Villarreal talent also on Real Madrid radar Interestingly, the next target that Real Madrid are looking at is also from Cameroon. Rodra continues on to say that Los Blancos have enquired about Villarreal forward Etta Eyong. The 21-year-old scored 19 goals and gave six assists for Villarreal B this season, and after making five appearances for the senior side, crucially grabbed a winner for the Yellow Submarine against Girona late in the season.
The Independent
11-06-2025
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The 300-year-old restaurants battling for title of the world's oldest
Sobrino de Botín in Madrid, which opened in 1725, has held the Guinness World Record as the world's oldest restaurant since 1987. Casa Pedro, a rustic tavern on the outskirts of Madrid, claims to be older than Botín, dating back to 1702, but lacks definitive proof. Casa Pedro's owners hired a historian and found documents dating back to at least 1750, putting them close to Botín's record. Both restaurants are family-owned, serve Castilian classics, and have historical significance, with Botín boasting literary patrons and Casa Pedro hosting Spanish royalty. Guinness requires substantial evidence to claim the title, including continuous operation in the same location with the same name, which may exclude other old restaurants like Le Procope in Paris or Bianyifang in Beijing.
The Independent
11-06-2025
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- The Independent
World's oldest restaurant faces a challenge from another tavern
Sobrino de Botín has proudly held the coveted Guinness World Record as the world's oldest restaurant since 1987. Exactly three hundred years after it opened its doors in the heart of Spain 's capital, Botín welcomes droves of daily visitors hungry for Castilian fare with a side of history. But away from the well-trodden tourist paths, a rustic tavern named Casa Pedro makes a bold claim. Its owners claim the establishment on the outskirts of Madrid endured not just the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s and the Napoleonic invasion in the early 1800s, but even the War of Spanish Succession at the start of the 18th century — a lineage that would make Casa Pedro older than Botín and a strong contender for the title. 'It's really frustrating when you say, 'Yes, we've been around since 1702,' but ... you can't prove it,' said manager and eighth-generation proprietor Irene Guiñales. 'If you look at the restaurant's logo, it says 'Casa Pedro, since 1702,' so we said, 'Damn it, let's try to prove it.'' Guiñales, 51, remembers her grandfather swearing by Casa Pedro's age, but she was aware that decades-old hearsay from a proud old-timer wouldn't be enough to prove it. Her family hired a historian and has so far turned up documents dating the restaurant's operations to at least 1750. That puts them within striking distance of Botín's record. Clients and rivals Both taverns are family-owned. Both offer Castilian classics like stewed tripe and roast suckling pig. They are decorated with charming Spanish tiles, feature ceilings with exposed wooden beams and underground wine cellars. And both enjoy a rich, star-studded history. Botín's celebrated past includes a roster of literary patrons like Truman Capote, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Graham Greene. In his book 'The Sun Also Rises,' Ernest Hemingway described it as 'one of the best restaurants in the world." While Casa Pedro may not have boasted the same artistic pedigree, it boasts its own VIPs. Its walls are adorned with decades-old photographs of former Spanish King Juan Carlos I dining in one of its many rooms. The current Spanish monarch, King Felipe VI, dines there, too, albeit more inconspicuously than his father. But the similarities between the two hotspots end there. Casa Pedro was once a stop on the only road heading north from the Spanish capital toward France. Its clientele is largely local regulars, like David González and Mayte Villena, who for years have spent every Friday lunching at the tavern. 'It wouldn't change a thing for us,' Villena said about the restaurant someday securing the Guinness title. Botín, on the other hand, is a stone's throw from Madrid 's famed Plaza Mayor, where any day of the week, tour guides are herding groups around town — and often straight through the restaurant's front door. Antonio González, a third-generation proprietor of Botín, concedes that the Guinness accolade awarded in 1987 has helped business, but said the restaurant had enough history to draw visitors even before. 'It has a certain magic,' he said. Pretenders to the crown The question then becomes: How can either restaurant definitively claim the title? Guinness provides its specific guidelines for the superlative only to applicants, according to spokesperson Kylie Galloway, noting that it entails 'substantial evidence and documentation of the restaurant's operation over the years." González said that Guinness required Botín to show that it has continuously operated in the same location with the same name. The only time the restaurant closed was during the COVID-19 pandemic, as did Casa Pedro. That criteria would mean that restaurants that are even older — Paris ' Le Procope, which says it was founded in 1686, or Beijing's Bianyifang, founded in 1416, or the 1673-established White Horse Tavern in Newport, Rhode Island — aren't eligible for the designation. La Campana, in Rome's historic centre, claims over 500 years of operation, citing documents on its menu and in a self-published history. Its owners say they have compiled the requisite paperwork and plan to submit it to Guinness. A dream for Casa Pedro Guiñales and her husband couldn't consult archives from the former town of Fuencarral, now a Madrid neighbourhood. Those papers went up in flames during the Spanish Civil War. Instead, they delved into Spanish national archives, where they found land registries of the area from the First Marquess of Ensenada (1743-1754) that showed the existence of a tavern, wine cellar and inn in the small town as of 1750. In their spare time, the couple continues to hunt for records proving that Casa Pedro indeed dates back to 1702, as is proclaimed on its walls, takeout bags and sugar packets. But even if they dig up the final documents and wrest the Guinness honour from Botín, Guiñales concedes that her restaurant's quiet location makes it unlikely to draw Botín's clientele in central Madrid. 'To think that we could reach that public would be incredible,' Guiñales said. 'It's a dream, but it's a dream.'
Washington Post
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
The world's oldest restaurant faces a challenge from another Madrid tavern that says its even older
MADRID — In the heart of Spain's capital, Sobrino de Botín holds a coveted Guinness World Record as the world's oldest restaurant. Exactly three hundred years after it opened its doors, Botín welcomes droves of daily visitors hungry for Castilian fare with a side of history. But on the outskirts of Madrid, far from the souvenir shops and tourist sites, a rustic tavern named Casa Pedro makes a bold claim. Its owners assert the establishment endured not just the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s and the Napoleonic invasion in the early 1800s, but even the War of Spanish Succession at the start of the 18th century — a lineage that would make Casa Pedro older than Botín and a strong contender for the title.
